[AccessD] Slow upload to Google Drive

[Stuart McLachlan]

As usual XKCD has an appropriate response:

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On 21 Oct 2021 at 8:25, Rocky Smolin wrote:

> It's not internet speed.  I found that one of my SSDs had a Google
> Drive folder which apparently is still synced with my original Google
> Drive folder in the cloud. I moved the folder with the pictures of our
> recent road trip to Yellowstone and Glacier  - ~500 pics (yes, I
> culled them down from 800)  - and they are syncing with the cloud
> drive now quite briskly.
> 
> So it has something to do with drag and drop directly from one of my
> drives to the Google drive in the cloud.
> 
> r
> 
> On Thu, Oct 21, 2021 at 2:39 AM James Button via AccessD <
> accessd at databaseadvisors.com> wrote:
> 
> > Does Performance monitor show other activities using the comms link?
> >
> > Or are there many OS activities running
> >
> > EDGE maybe ?
> >
> > There are also OS background activities that do not seem to show in
> > the monitoring utilities just glowing CPU and Drive usage lights
> >
> > JimB
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: AccessD
> > <accessd-bounces+jamesbutton=blueyonder.co.uk at databaseadvisors.com>
> > On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2021 4:09 AM
> > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> > <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Slow upload to
> > Google Drive
> >
> > Well, I am paying for the space.  Not much per month, but not free.
> >
> >  I have three folders that I have on my google drive that take care
> >  of most
> > of my activity except the photos - Clients, Desktop, and Documents.
> > Whenever I change anything in those folders it syncs with my Google
> > Drive. I set those three up when they changed from Backup & Sync to
> > the desktop app.  There is a fourth entry in that list of three -
> > called Google Drive - it's my old google drive which has about 120
> > gigabytes of photos.
> >
> > There is apparently a way to upload files - drag and drop.  I tried
> > dragging and dropping the whole folder but at that point where it
> > said it would take 45 days to complete I cancelled the upload and
> > found 8 pictures had been transferred.
> >
> > Something is seriously wrong with that app.
> >
> > r
> >
> > On Wed, Oct 20, 2021 at 6:27 PM Gary Kjos <garykjos at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > So it's free but you don't like the performance?
> > >
> > > How long does your sync take?  Can you leave it run for a weekend
> > > and would it complete?
> > >
> > > I put my pictures up on Shutterfly.  It's free as long as you
> > > order some prints from time to time.
> > >
> > > GK
> > >
> > > On Wed, Oct 20, 2021 at 7:37 PM Rocky Smolin
> > > <rockysmolin2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > List(s):
> > > >
> > > > I have been using Google drive for a few years, primarily to
> > > > store my photos off site. Worked a treat until...they replaced
> > > > Backup and Sync
> > > with
> > > > Google Drive Desktop App. OK, bit of a learning curve but I got
> > > > used to
> > > it.
> > > >
> > > > But for the first time I have about 500 pics from a recent trip
> > > > to Yellowstone, Glacier, and other points, culled, edited, and
> > > > ready to
> > > store
> > > > in the cloud.
> > > >
> > > > But the upload is so slow it's essentially useless.
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone know why this is so and if anything can be done
> > > > about it?
> > > >
> > > > MMTIA
> > > >
> > > > Rocky
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